As much as you love Houston, there's something about summer that makes you want to hit the open road (even if you still have to be back at the office by 9 a.m. Monday.) Check out these 16 fun day trips you can ... more

You end up with raccoon eyes and a farmer's tan...just by walking to your car.

You end up with raccoon eyes and a farmer's tan...just by walking to your car.

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You know that awesome retractable roof we have at Minute Maid Park? Yea, that's going to be closed for a while.

You know that awesome retractable roof we have at Minute Maid Park? Yea, that's going to be closed for a while.

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Staff

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You're torn between dressing for the scorching hot weather outside and the freezing cold temperatures inside.

You're torn between dressing for the scorching hot weather outside and the freezing cold temperatures inside.

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Flip flops become a socially acceptable office attire. (Right?)

Flip flops become a socially acceptable office attire. (Right?)

Photo: Sharon Steinmann

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You start to dread your electricity bill.

You start to dread your electricity bill.

Photo: Steve Ueckert, Houston Chronicle

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a swarm of mosquitoes.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a swarm of mosquitoes.

Photo: Renaud Visage, Getty Images

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Despite the heat, the mosquitoes and having to abandon hot coffee for a few months, we can all agree we'd rather not be anywhere else than Texas.

Despite the heat, the mosquitoes and having to abandon hot coffee for a few months, we can all agree we'd rather not be anywhere else than Texas.

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Signs it's summer in Houston

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Besides the calendar flipping to the page with "June" emblazoned across the top and the temperature outside hitting the triple digits, there are a few tell-tale signs that summer has hit the Bayou City.

You don't have to live in Houston long to know that summer is pretty much an eternal season here, minus one or two days of cold weather during "winter." (You know, the season between December and March where the rest of the northern hemisphere bundles up.)

Even though it seems summer never ends here, there are a few ways to tell the season has officially begun in Houston. Take a look at the gallery above to see how we know it's summer in the Bayou City.

Now it's your turn. What do you love about summer in Houston? Tell us in the comments section below.